Iris Telehealth

OCTOBER 16, 2023

In this blog, we’ll review the impact of clinician burnout, how telehealth helps support work-life balance, and what a day-in-the life of a virtual behavioral health provider looks like. Iris holds a meet and greet with the Clinical Operations Manager, the provider, and the clinic.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

OCTOBER 28, 2020

With more than 110 years of continuous operation, the organization has grown to 13 locations offering independent, residential and assisted living; Tapestries Memory Care; respite; rehabilitation; long-term care; Bridges Hospice and Palliative Care; affordable senior housing; and live-in and in-home personal care through HomeWorks.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2020

” Phase One was mobilization, ramping up telehealth services quickly to meet patient and family needs. "We overhauled our telehealth training and onboarding effort to ensure provider acceptance, knowledge and compliance with best practice standards for tele-enabled practice." " John F.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 30, 2022

"Patients seen this way showed a variety of symptoms and this method helped decide which cases may be more appropriate for an urgent care setting or perhaps even a referral back to primary care. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. "We have other use-case scenarios." " PROPOSAL. MARKETPLACE.

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Health Populi

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

Geisinger plans to open more clinics for primary care, senior care, and convenient/retail care. Of particular note is the organization’s “promise of health assurance – care that is more proactive, accessible, and affordable to people everywhere.” Retail health-meets-Medicare.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 1, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of healthcare, the integration of virtual care has become pivotal in reshaping patient experiences. This approach not only improves access to care but also empowers patients to become more actively involved in managing their health, leading to better outcomes and higher patient satisfaction.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 18, 2022

"We already had developed a virtual personal protective equipment model in our special pathogen unit of our Medical ICU, or iSOCOMS," said Dr. Karen Rheuban, cofounder and director of the Center for Telehealth and medical director of telemedicine at the University of Virginia Health System.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 3, 2021

Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, researchers and clinicians have pointed to behavioral health as a particularly effective use case for telehealth and virtual care. The program focused on supporting primary care doctors in managing older adults with mental illness. But what about after the public health emergency?

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 25, 2020

Social distancing is a key factor in reducing the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, and tele-visits can be a safe and secure means for providers to deliver certain types of care for their patients. " Lorraine Breuer, Parker Jewish Institute for Health Care and Rehabilitation. THE PROBLEM.

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Health Populi

SEPTEMBER 12, 2023

doctors and nurses alike, are considering leaving their current role in the next two to three years. That 1 in 2 clinicians is significantly greater than the global 37% of physicians and nurses thinking about leaving their roles in the next 3 years, according to the report Clinician of the Future 2023 from Elsevier.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 2, 2023

The program aims to improve the cancer diagnostic process in telemedicine-enabled primary care settings by strengthening safety culture and helping practices to close the loop on care transitions and other vulnerable processes along the cancer diagnostic pathway. Dr. Hardeep Singh is principal investigator.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JULY 27, 2020

Today, more than one million people from all 50 states and 140 countries come to Mayo Clinic to receive care at sites in Minnesota, Arizona, Florida, Iowa and Wisconsin. Alternatively, direct-to-patient video telemedicine is used to offer follow-up care at a distance. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. USING FCC AWARD FUNDS.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 25, 2022

Supported by Y.Elites Association and the Hong Kong Youth Development Alliance, the service runs in two phases: the first round, which has been completed, delivered teleconsultations to low-income families, and the upcoming second round will cover senior people living alone and those living in nursing homes.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

DECEMBER 26, 2023

First, the program offers an initial access point for patients who present to the Convenient Care clinics or emergency rooms and who do not have a primary care provider, said Stephen Kapa, administrative director of telehealth services at FirstHealth of the Carolinas.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 16, 2020

Simultaneously, patients were hesitant to seek in-person care for many of their health concerns. “Our organization quickly identified a solution that would allow us to extend telehealth opportunities to patients where clinically appropriate.” MEETING THE CHALLENGE. MARKETPLACE.

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Iris Telehealth

MARCH 26, 2024

Since the COVID-19 pandemic, the adoption of virtual care across all medical specialties and primary care has been critical, especially in behavioral health. At Iris Telehealth, it’s not unusual for our partners to use telehealth 50-70% of the time for primary care or behavioral health care services.

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SteadyMD

AUGUST 23, 2022

We wanted to better understand who was interested in telehealth and why. So we analyzed responses from a sample of over 1,700 clinicians who were interested in working for SteadyMD, which included doctors (35%), nurse practitioners (52%), and therapists (12%). Why are clinicians interested in telehealth?

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Health Populi

DECEMBER 28, 2021

Telehealth will help many people meet up with health care access — but not necessarily universally or equitably. Healthcare delivery will be omnichannel, featuring digital front doors and new primary care on-ramps. Mortality will be up in the U.S. along with health disparities and inequities.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MARCH 22, 2021

TRU Community Care, based in Lafayette, Colorado, had a vision for incorporating a telehealth/remote patient monitoring program: to meet the needs of patients in the new Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services "Seriously Ill Population" (SIP) program. Abnormal results trigger telehealth RN follow-up."

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

"Therefore, in an area with high rates of chronic disease, many patients may not be able to travel to the clinic for a weekly blood pressure check with the nurse, even though these are free and quick appointments." "We worked with our EHR vendor, eClinicalWorks, to implement integrated telehealth solutions within a few days.

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InTouch Health

JULY 20, 2020

Both providers and consumers are being forced to rapidly adapt to telehealth due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Many hospitals are seeing over 300% growth in telehealth visits, with some having surpassed their normal telehealth visits by 10,000%. Long-Term Care Facilities/Reduced Readmission Rates. Financial Concerns.

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DrKumo Remote Patient Monitoring

APRIL 1, 2022

But will RPM’s benefits stand a chance in an emergency care setting? The next chapter of telehealth. Telehealth is a growing industry with many innovations coming up. Consumers are adopting telehealth because of its convenience and lower cost of care. What EMS providers need to know about telehealth.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

To ensure all New Yorkers could access this new service, NYC H+H also needed a telehealth vendor that enabled it to offer virtual urgent care to all patients in their patients' preferred language and without a clear need for the Internet or a smartphone. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. To read this special report, click here.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JANUARY 3, 2022

MEETING THE CHALLENGE. In the ambulatory setting, Baptist Health uses scheduled video visits for patients to see their primary care physician or specialist, as they would have traditionally in the office. "We use our nurse triage call center to recommend virtual options whenever clinically appropriate.

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Healthcare IT Today

OCTOBER 1, 2023

Surveys and Research Nearly 30% of telehealth visits result in an in-person follow-up within three weeks, and nearly half of patients who used telehealth only did it once, according to Trilliant Health’s latest report on trends shaping the healthcare economy.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

NOVEMBER 16, 2021

Bandwidth was a concern as many organizations were diving into virtual care and scaling very quickly. And that led to new challenges such as security of virtual meetings and on-camera etiquette training. New challenges caused by speed. Fortunately, the organization only needed to open the first floor, a 700-bed capacity.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 23, 2022

Remote patient monitoring allows patients to monitor their blood pressure, weight, oxygen saturation, symptoms and medication adherence in real time at home with a dedicated registered nurse who actively outreaches to patients as needed. MEETING THE CHALLENGE. MARKETPLACE. Click here to read the special report.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 7, 2021

Some of them center on the importance of data and analytics, the need for more patient engagement, the requirements of keeping telehealth up to par, and the need to focus technologies on enabling enterprise-wide strategic plans. Of patients with an assigned primary care provider, 55.51% of patients are enrolled in the portal.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

AUGUST 8, 2023

As they roll out new leading-edge technologies – AI and automation, telehealth and remote monitoring, EHR optimization and patient engagement – they're realizing lasting positive outcomes for their patients and their bottom lines. By Bill Siwicki | May 18, 2023 News Augusta University Health saves $1.1M

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

MAY 4, 2022

In 2020, the Federal Communication Commission's telehealth grant program awarded Decatur County Memorial Hospital in Greensburg, Indiana, $698,603 for remote patient monitoring equipment, a patient telehealth platform, network upgrades, tablets and mobile hotspots. Accessible healthcare and health education.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 4, 2023

"This was generally used for retired clinical nurses or others who had the time and desire to sit next to a patient," he continued. When that happened, we would generally have to re-assign an even more critical individual, such as a nurse or a patient care technician, to help protect that patient.

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Healthcare IT Today

MAY 21, 2023

Additionally, 87% of users said the device helped them meet their health and fitness goals, while 40% of users with a chronic condition said the device simplified management of their health and improved their quality of life. Included Health is partnering with Dispatch Health to connect virtual primary care to in-home urgent medical care.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 21, 2022

“No matter how close the nearest primary care physician office is, if they can’t get out of bed or leave their home, they simply are not going to get care before their conditions worsen,” said Blue Beckham, chief strategy officer at Scottsdale Physician Group. MEETING THE CHALLENGE.

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Iris Telehealth

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

I thought maybe I should check into telehealth. How does telehealth compare to in-person care? We do PHQ-9s and AIMs, and then the nurse scans it so that I can see everything. I have a designated nurse that I’ve worked with throughout my time at the clinic. That didn’t pan out. She knows my routine.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

APRIL 12, 2021

And while telehealth, a key component of this, has received much of the focus and spend, RPM has been gaining traction since the beginning of the pandemic. Q: What is the connection between telehealth and RPM, and how can the combination of these technologies make healthcare more streamlined and efficient? Then COVID-19 hit.

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Healthcare IT News - Telehealth

JUNE 1, 2021

Before 2020, HopeHealth, based in Florence, South Carolina, faced two problems with its telehealth offerings. "Lack of care opportunities due to transportation, limited primary care locations and inadequate income opportunities can send many patients running to the emergency department. THE PROBLEMS. " Sean E.

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Telebehavioral Health Institute

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

According to a statement made on August 25, 2022, the Amazon telehealth service. The news was announced to Amazon Care employees just one month after Amazon’s $3.9B It also followed a recent report of a rollout of Amazon Care’s partnership with Ginger, a leading telehealth employer. Amazon & One Medical.

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